Display options
Share it on

Prev Med Rep. 2020 Dec 19;21:101286. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101286. eCollection 2021 Mar.

The school-led .

Preventive medicine reports

Erin Veronica Kelly, Lucinda Rachel Grummitt, Louise Birrell, Lexine Stapinski, Emma Louise Barrett, Julia Boyle, Maree Teesson, Nicola Clare Newton

Affiliations

  1. The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 33384915 PMCID: PMC7772564 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101286

Abstract

Mental disorders and problematic alcohol use are common, co-occurring and cause significant harm to individuals and society. It is critical to intervene early to prevent chronic and debilitating trajectories. Existing prevention programs among adolescents are limited in effectiveness and implementation. This Australian-first study will examine the effectiveness and feasibility of a personality-targeted program called Preventure, in preventing the onset or escalation of alcohol use, internalising problems and externalising problems among young Australians, when delivered by school staff. A cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) of effectiveness will be conducted from 2020 to 2022 with 12 schools in Sydney, Australia, with students aged 13 years at baseline. Schools will be randomly allocated to the

© 2020 The Author(s).

Keywords: Alcohol use; Mental health; Personality; Prevention; Randomised controlled trial; Research translation; School

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

References

  1. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2011 Oct;52(10):1015-25 - PubMed
  2. BMC Psychiatry. 2012 Aug 20;12:118 - PubMed
  3. Addict Behav. 2016 Feb;53:23-30 - PubMed
  4. Lancet. 2016 Jun 11;387(10036):2355-6 - PubMed
  5. Addict Behav. 2009 Dec;34(12):1042-55 - PubMed
  6. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2015 Aug;9(4):308-15 - PubMed
  7. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2001 Nov;40(11):1337-45 - PubMed
  8. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2016 Sep;57(9):1056-65 - PubMed
  9. Br J Psychiatry. 2000 Apr;176:379-86 - PubMed
  10. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2020 Mar;54(3):259-271 - PubMed
  11. Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 22;166(10):1092-7 - PubMed
  12. Lancet Psychiatry. 2016 Mar;3(3):280-96 - PubMed
  13. Curr Addict Rep. 2016;3(4):426-436 - PubMed
  14. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2009 Jul;43(7):594-605 - PubMed
  15. J Anxiety Disord. 2008 Oct;22(7):1159-71 - PubMed
  16. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020 Apr;59(4):508-518.e2 - PubMed
  17. Annu Rev Psychol. 2015 Jan 3;66:459-85 - PubMed
  18. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2018 Aug;115(2):224-254 - PubMed
  19. World Psychiatry. 2007 Oct;6(3):177-85 - PubMed
  20. Psychol Med. 2017 Jul;47(10):1761-1770 - PubMed
  21. Int J Addict. 1983 Oct;18(7):901-12 - PubMed
  22. Lancet Psychiatry. 2014 Oct;1(5):377-387 - PubMed
  23. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 Jan;37 Suppl 1:E281-90 - PubMed
  24. Depress Anxiety. 2015 Dec;32(12):909-18 - PubMed
  25. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2011 May-Jun;18(3):250-5 - PubMed
  26. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010 Sep;49(9):954-963.e1 - PubMed
  27. Front Psychiatry. 2019 Jan 22;9:770 - PubMed
  28. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2008 Feb;49(2):181-90 - PubMed
  29. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2005 Jun;62(6):593-602 - PubMed
  30. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 Jan;67(1):85-93 - PubMed
  31. Prev Sci. 2015 Oct;16(7):893-926 - PubMed
  32. BMJ. 2019 Aug 28;366:l4898 - PubMed
  33. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1997 Jul;38(5):581-6 - PubMed
  34. Addiction. 2004 Mar;99(3):278-91 - PubMed
  35. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 Sep;52(9):911-20 - PubMed
  36. Am J Public Health. 1999 Sep;89(9):1322-7 - PubMed
  37. J Adolesc Health. 2002 Mar;30(3):196-204 - PubMed
  38. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2016 Mar;57(3):371-94 - PubMed
  39. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2020 May;192:172906 - PubMed
  40. Health Educ Res. 1997 Sep;12(3):385-97 - PubMed
  41. Am J Prev Med. 1998 May;14(4):245-58 - PubMed
  42. J Stud Alcohol. 1989 Jan;50(1):30-7 - PubMed
  43. Assessment. 2019 Dec;26(8):1427-1443 - PubMed
  44. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2005 Jan;62(1):66-72 - PubMed
  45. Lancet Psychiatry. 2016 Feb;3(2):171-8 - PubMed
  46. Psychol Med. 2015 May;45(7):1551-63 - PubMed
  47. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2018 Mar;2(3):223-228 - PubMed
  48. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2012 Mar;21(1):59-61 - PubMed
  49. Addiction. 2018 Oct;113(10):1811-1825 - PubMed
  50. Psychol Med. 2016 Jan;46(1):11-26 - PubMed
  51. J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Mar;71:35-42 - PubMed
  52. Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Oct;64(10):981-9 - PubMed
  53. Int J Drug Policy. 2015 Feb;26(2):131-4 - PubMed
  54. Psychol Med. 2002 Aug;32(6):959-76 - PubMed

Publication Types